Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in York (July 2026)
The average private rent in York is £1,193 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £309,611 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.6%, ranked 127 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in York
The average private rent across all property types is £1,193 a month (+6.3% on a year earlier). The regional median in Yorkshire and The Humber is £749.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £871 | £10,452 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,076 | £12,912 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,272 | £15,264 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,738 | £20,856 a year |
The bedroom ladder in York: one to two bedrooms adds 23.5% to the rent, two to three adds 18.2% and three to four-plus adds 36.6% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in York
The average price paid is £309,611 (+4.8% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £508,572 |
| Semi-detached | £331,938 |
| Terraced | £287,726 |
| Flat | £180,490 |
Rents are outrunning prices in York. Rents moved +6.3% over the year against +4.8% for prices — a gap of 1.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. York ranks 55th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 87th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in York
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,076 | £180,490 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,272 | £287,726 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,272 | £331,938 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,738 | £508,572 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in York is on flats at 7.2%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 127 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.7%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £35,790 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 45% of EPCs lodged in York over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 39% at D (EPC ratings in York).
- Council tax: Band D in York is £2,287 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in York).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,193 supports a loan of about £179,511, which is 58% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for York
- Yield calculator with £309,611 and £1,193 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,193 a month
- Rental income tax on £14,316 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | £800 | £198,519 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| Barnsley | £693 | £175,733 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| Calderdale | £753 | £191,540 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| Kirklees | £780 | £205,773 | 4.5% | +12.6% |
| Rotherham | £683 | £190,069 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| North Lincolnshire | £653 | £181,725 | 4.3% | +6.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in York · EPC ratings in York.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,193 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 6.3% on a year earlier.
£309,611 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.6% gross on the averages — £1,193 rent against a £309,611 price — ranking 127 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.2% gross (£1,076 rent on a £180,490 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +6.3% against prices +4.8% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £35,790 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.